Network function virtualization-aware orchestrator for service function chaining placement in the cloud

H Hawilo, M Jammal, A Shami - IEEE Journal on Selected …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) has been introduced by network service providers to
overcome various challenges that hinder them from satisfying the growing demand for …

Holu: Power-aware and delay-constrained VNF placement and chaining

A Varasteh, B Madiwalar, A Van Bemten… - … on Network and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Service function chains (SFCs) are an ordered set of virtual network functions (VNFs) which
can realize a specific network service. Enabled by virtualization technologies, these VNFs …

Reliable placement of service function chains and virtual monitoring functions with minimal cost in softwarized 5G networks

PK Thiruvasagam, A Chakraborty… - … on Network and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) allows softwarization of network functions and
enables to run network functions as Virtual Network Function (VNF) instances on top of the …

DRL-QOR: Deep reinforcement learning-based QoS/QoE-aware adaptive online orchestration in NFV-enabled networks

J Chen, J Chen, H Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Network and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Faced with fluctuating network traffic and unknown underlying network traffic dynamics,
developing an effective orchestration model with low network cost is still a critical issue in …

ClusPR: Balancing multiple objectives at scale for NFV resource allocation

YT Woldeyohannes, A Mohammadkhan… - … on Network and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) implements network middleboxes in software, enabling
them to be more flexible and dynamic. NFV resource allocation methods can exploit the …

HARS: A high-available and resource-saving service function chain placement approach in data center networks

M Niu, Q Han, B Cheng, M Wang, Z Xu… - … on Network and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) is a promising technology that decouples network
functions from hardware. Connecting virtual network functions (VNFs) in series to form a …

Jasper: Joint optimization of scaling, placement, and routing of virtual network services

S Dräxler, H Karl, ZÁ Mann - IEEE Transactions on Network and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To adapt to continuously changing workloads in networks, components of the running
network services may need to be replicated (scaling the network service) and allocated to …

Near-optimal energy-efficient algorithm for virtual network function placement

X Zhang, Z Xu, L Fan, S Yu, Y Qu - IEEE Transactions on Cloud …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To accommodate heterogeneous and sophisticated network services, Network Function
Virtualization (NFV) is invented as a hopeful networking technology. The most distinct …

Energy-efficient virtual network function placement in telecom networks

Z Xu, X Zhang, S Yu, J Zhang - 2018 IEEE International …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging network architecture, which decouples
the software implementation of network functions from the underlying hardware. Telecom …

The P-ART framework for placement of virtual network services in a multi-cloud environment

L Gupta, R Jain, A Erbad, D Bhamare - Computer Communications, 2019 - Elsevier
Carriers' network services are distributed, dynamic, and investment intensive. Deploying
them as virtual network services (VNS) brings the promise of low-cost agile deployments …